WEBVTT P>> TEACHERS CALL EVERY DAY.PTHEY'RE EXHAUSTED.PREPORTER: BUDGET COMMITTEEPSHARES THE GRIM REALITY WITHPEMPLOYEES.P>> WE'VE INCREASED THE CLASSPSIZES, WE'VE CUT THE AMOUNT OFPMONEY FOR TEXTBOOKS ANDPSUPPLIES. TEACHERS ARE DOINGPMORE WITH LESS.PREPORTER: DESPITE THAT THE STATEPPUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT DOESPNOT NECESSARILY THINK QUALITYPWILL DECLINE.P>> I THINK THERE'S REASON TOPBELIEVE THAT IF WE CONTINUE TOPWORK TOGETHER AND CONTINUE TOPCOLLABORATE ACROSS THE STATE,PTHEN WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TOPSEE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT RESULTSPBE ON THE RISE.PREPORTER: THE LETTER WARNS THPNEW MEXICO'S BUDGET CRISIS, APSPWILL HAVE TO MAKE PAINFUL CUTS.PTHERE ARE 3 SOLVENCY BILLS ONPTHE GOVERNOR'S DESK.PONE OF THEM CUTS 46 MILLIONPDOLLARS FROM SCHOOL DISTRICTSPACROSS THE STATE.P12.5 MILLION FROM APS ALONE.PIN THE UGLY BUDGET LETTER, APSPSAYS THEY'RE EFFORTS TO SAVEPMONEY BY CANCELLING TRAVELPPLANS, ELIMINATING OPENPPOSITIONS, AND HAVINGPADMINISTRATORS TAKE UNPAIDPHOLIDAYS ARE JUST A DROP IN THEPBUCKET FOR THE 12.5 MILLIONPREQUIRED.PDESPITE THAT THE STATE PUBLICPEDUCATION DEPARTMENT DOES NOTPNECESSARILY THINK QUALITY WILLPDECLINE.PTHE LETTER WARNS THE DISTRUCTPMAY HAVE TO SHUT DOWN FOR 4 DAYSPOR LAY OFF HUNDREDS OF EMPLOYEESPTO MAKE CUTS LAID OUT IN THEPBILL.P>> THE BASIC THINGS THEY NEED TOPDO THEIR JOBS, THEY DON'T HAVEPANYMORPREPORTER: THE GOVERNOR MARTINEZPHAS UNTIL MONDAY TO ACT ON THEPBILL THAT WOULD REQUIRE THESE

In a letter titled “The Ugly Budget,” Albuquerque Public Schools' Budget Steering Committee shared the grim reality with employees. The letter says due to New Mexico’s budget crisis, APS will have to make some painful cuts.